Nonstop flight route between Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Gympie, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Gympie Airport (GYP), Gympie, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,277 miles (or 16,540 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Bristol Airport and Gympie Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Bristol Airport and Gympie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bristol Airport (BRS):

• In 1927 a group of local businessmen raised £6,000 through public subscription to start the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, a flying club initially based at Filton Aerodrome.
• In mid-1997 the airport's name was changed to Bristol International Airport.
• The closest airport to Bristol Airport (BRS) is Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BRS.
• Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
• Because of Bristol Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Bristol Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Bristol Airport (BRS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,941 miles (19,217 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• In 1944, BOAC started to use the airfield for Dakota and Liberator crew training, and BOAC flights made use of it occasionally as an alternate airfield for Whitchurch, and for topping-up fuel on the Bristol–Lisbon route.
• In 2012 BMI Regional established a base at the airport.
• A bus service to and from Weston-super-Mare operates every two hours, numbered 121.

Facts about Gympie Airport (GYP):

• The furthest airport from Gympie Airport (GYP) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,830 miles (19,038 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• The closest airport to Gympie Airport (GYP) is Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of GYP.
• Because of Gympie Airport's relatively low elevation of 260 feet, planes can take off or land at Gympie Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Gympie Airport (GYP) has 2 runways.